Day 65

What's on the menu:

Black bean soup
Quesadias

Black bean soup

1 lb. dried black beans
2 smoked ham hocks (I used only one)
2 TB white vinegar
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 cups water
6 cups beef broth
4 cups chopped onions

Clean and soak beans. In a large saucepot, combine broth, ham hocks and 4 cups of water. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 1-1/2 hours . Add drained beans, onion and garlic to saucepot. Return to boiling. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 3 hours. Remove ham hocks and cut off meat, discard bones and skin. Remove 3 cups of beans and puree in blender or food processor. Return puree to saucepot and stir to blend. Add vinegar and ham.

Quesadias

Flour tortillas
Kraft four cheese (cheese in a bag)

On a hot griddle place tortilla, sprinkle cheese mixture all around, top with another tortilla. Heat and brown one side and then flip and brown the other side. Slice in quarters with a pizza cutter.